Modiboa had been on the run since November 2022 and was arrested by border management authorities at the Ramatlabama border post with Botswana. He joins a group of 20 others implicated in TERS fraud that occurred between 2020 and 2021, as stated by Hawks spokesperson Col Tinyiko Mathebula.
Following the national lockdown in March 2020, many employers struggled to pay their employees due to business closures, prompting the government to introduce TERS funds to support them.
Investigations revealed that Modiboa allegedly received payments from three individuals accused of submitting fraudulent claims for non-existent employees: Kegomoditswe Parisian Moselane, 36; Irving Ikgopoleng Mongale, 46; and Khotjwe Goodwin Motsei, 50.
Moselane reportedly claimed R271,000 for 47 individuals who never worked for her company and transferred R27,000 into Modiboa’s account. Mongale allegedly submitted claims totaling R970,000 for 150 individuals who were not employees, from which Modiboa is said to have received R34,000. Motsei is accused of claiming over R1 million for 133 supposed employees, with Modiboa receiving R89,500 from him.
